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Woster: The heroes who defended freedom for the rest of us
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (461+ words) When I worked in the state Capitol building during legislative sessions, sometimes at the end of the day I would walk out the east door and around the lake to our home across the street from the governor's residence. This…...
Kittle: You won't see this on Dr. King's memorial. Here's why it matters
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (708+ words) "Are we more concerned with the number of likes than with the quality of our words? Do we choose the easier path to success, or the harder, more jagged path to a life of meaning?" rites DWU President Dan Kittle....
Veteran groups team up to see that Mitchell cemetery bathroom will be built
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (647+ words) MITCHELL " The pink portable bathroom at the Mitchell Servicemen's Memorial Cemetery is about to get an upgrade. The Mitchell City Council approved the plat for a bathroom facility at the Mitchell Servicemen's Memorial Cemetery earlier this month after a series…...
South Dakota honors six WWII soldiers with bridge dedications
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (569+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S. D. " American flags lined the entrance to the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance on Tuesday, Nov. 11, as veterans, families and community members gathered for a Veterans Day ceremony honoring six South Dakotans killed in World War II. Each man's name…...
Larchwood man's poems to become part of Mitchell VFW museum
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (693+ words) LARCHWOOD, I. A. " For nearly a decade, Larchwood man Lowell Knobloch has been on a personal mission to find World War II veterans and preserve their stories. It's hard to measure how much respect Lowell Knobloch has for America's veterans " especially those…...
'It happened here.' Japanese detained in ND during World War II to receive memorial
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1008+ words) BISMARCK, N. D. " One hour after agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Harry Taiju Hayashi in February 1942, he was on a train to Fort Lincoln, an internment camp nicknamed "Snow Country Prison." Agents arrested him while his wife, Anna Hayashi,…...
Back in Time: Mitchell Air Base
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (183+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "Mitchell Republic." Often, the "Mitchell Republic" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which…...
Minnesota and South Dakota soldiers among the 120, 000 American servicemembers buried overseas
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (731+ words) Not all casualties of war make it home. In many cases, Memorial Day will still be observed at their graves. The American Battle Monuments Commission operates 26 burial grounds on foreign soil. The cemeteries are the final resting place of more…...
Missing Man Table honors military service at Mitchell Pizza Hut
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (454+ words) Jennifer Leither joined the Mitchell Republic in April 2024. She was raised in Sioux Falls, S. D. where she attended Lincoln High School. She continued her education at South Dakota State University, graduating in December 2000 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. During her…...